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TBB BUREAU
NEW DELHI, OCT 3, 2022
India’s overall coal production increased by 12.01 per cent to 57.93 Million Ton (MT) from 51.72 MT during September, 2022 as compared to September 2021.
As per the provisional statistics of the Ministry of Coal, during September 2022, CIL, SCCL and captive mines/others registered a growth of 12.35 per cent, 8.43 per cent and 12.37 per cent by producing 45.67 MT, 4.93 MT and 7.33 MT of coal respectively.
Of the top 37 mines, 25 mines’ production level has been more than 100 per cent and another five mines’ production stood between 80 and 100 per cent during September.
At the same time, coal dispatch increased by 1.95 per cent to 61.18 MT from 60.02 MT during September 2022 as compared to the same period last year. During September, 2022, CIL, SCCL and Captive mines/others registered a growth of 1.03, 4.13 and 6.84 per cent by dispatching 48.88 MT, 4.77 MT and 7.53 MT of coal respectively.
Power utilities dispatch increased to 51.71 MT during September 2022 as compared to 50.16 MT in the same time last year. Coal-based power generation has registered a growth of 13.40 per cent in September 2022 as compared to the previous year. The overall power generation in September 2022 has been 13.77 per cent higher than the power generated in September 2021.
